Risk factors for depression and anxiety in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of anxiety and depression in pregnant women has significantly increased after the spread of COVID-19 throughout the world. We carried out this meta-analysis to reveal the information about risk factors for depression and anxiety in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

We searched the PubMed, Embase and CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure) databases for all articles. The odds ratio (OR) corresponding to the 95% confidence interval (95% CI) was used to assess the risk factors for mental health. The statistical heterogeneity among studies was assessed with the Q-test and I2 statistics.

Results

We collected 17 studies including 15,050 pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results found that factors including d

SUBMITTER: Luo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8896698 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature